Derek Jeter was born on May 4, 1986in Pequannock, N.J. When he was four he moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan. His family were sports fanatic people. Once in a school essay, Derek Jeter predicted that he was going to play left field for the Red Sox. Derek Jeter was born for this position.
His father abused alcohol and drugs. Even with that background Jeter succeeded. With his fantastic baseball talents he still had an A- average once he entered Kalamazoo High School. Derek Jeter was named the 1992 high school player of the year by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Derek Jeter had an amazing career through his minor league years. His first year he had a .295 average, 30 extra base hits, and 71 RBI's with Greensboro. Derek was named Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America, The Sporting News, Baseball Weekly, Topps and Sports Illustrated. He had an amazing career as a minor league player.
Derek Jeter started his major league career in 1996.He has played for 15 seasons with the Yankees. Derek Jeter had an amazing Opening Day. He was the first rookie to hit a homer on Yankees Opening Day in 35 years. In the future Derek Jeter had amazing careers sometimes topping the whole league.
Derek Jeter was born on May 4, 1986 in Pequannock, N.J. When he was four he moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan. His family were sports fanatic people. Once in a school essay, Derek Jeter predicted that he was going to play left field for the Red Sox. Derek Jeter was born for this position.
His father abused alcohol and drugs. Even with that background Jeter succeeded. With his fantastic baseball talents he still had an A- average once he entered Kalamazoo High School. Derek Jeter was named the 1992 high school player of the year by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Derek Jeter had an amazing career through his minor league years. His first year he had a .295 average, 30 extra base hits, and 71 RBI's with Greensboro. Derek was named Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America, The Sporting News,
Baseball Weekly, Topps and Sports Illustrated. He had an amazing career as a minor league player.
Derek Jeter started his major league career in 1996.He has played for 15 seasons with the Yankees. Derek Jeter had an amazing Opening Day. He was the first rookie to hit a homer on Yankees Opening Day in 35 years. In the future Derek Jeter had amazing careers sometimes topping the whole league.
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